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NBA Picks: Heat vs. Pacers Game 6

Lebron James and the Miami Heat find themselves just one game away from a dream matchup against the legendary San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals. How do we lean for our NBA picks?

First, they must take down Indiana one more time and a hostile
Bankers Life Arena will try to prevent LBJ, D. Wade, and company from
clinching.

Tip-off is scheduled for Saturday at 8:30 pm ET at Bankers
Life Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana and can be seen on TNT.

Odds makers expect the Heat to close out the series as
they’re listed as a 2.5 point betting odds favorite and the total is 184 according
to Bet 365 Sportsbook.

The Pacers backs are against the wall and didn’t show much
in game 5 while the Miami Heat have all of the momentum in this series. Can the
Pacers avoid elimination?

Best Player on the
Planet

It’s the biggest compliment that you can give a basketball
player and Lebron James has earned it as he goes for his 2nd NBA
title.

With Kobe Bryant aging and injured, Lebron is the man as
he’s packed away his 4th NBA MVP Award. A matchup against the San
Antonio Spurs would be legendary in itself. Yes, Ginobili isn’t the same player
anymore and Tim Duncan is at the latter stage of his career, but the Spurs are
so technically sound that they could give the Heat trouble.

First, the Heat must face the Pacers in game 6, but if
you’re a Pacers fan, you can’t feel too encouraged. The Pacers were outscored
30-13 in the 3rd quarter of game 5 and that was basically the
deciding factor of the game as Lebron James took over.

If You’re Indiana

You need to keep your key players out of foul trouble.
George Hill needs to be in the game for the Pacers to have a chance. Hill has a
steady offensive game and knows how to feed Paul George to get the maximum
results out of the superstar.

Roy Hibbert must use his size as much as possible and impose
it on the smaller opposition. When Hibbert is right, nobody can guard him. The
TNT cast was talking about the same thing that I’ve been talking about; how
Hibbert can be a part of the Georgetown center fraternity.

Hibbert’s game has become more polished. He’s worked out
with former NBA great Dikembe Mutombo on how to be a force on the inside. In
actuality, Hibbert has a better offensive game than Mutombo so anything that he
can digest is a positive .

Hibbert has been a 20-10 man in this series and the moment
that Paul George got more touches, Hibbert became less of a factor and the
Pacers fell apart. Hibbert must have a monster game; he’s the only player that
the Heat doesn’t have an answer for.

LBJ All Day Long

It’s quite obvious that Dwayne Wade and Ray Allen aren’t the
same players that they once were. Chris Bosh is starting to be a non-factor,
leaving Mario Chalmers as the Heat’s 2nd option. This isn’t an ideal
offense.

James needs that Scottie Pippen-like player on his team, but
he’s so great that he’s been able to win games all by himself. We’re going to
continue to see Lebron James dominate the game. The only way that he can be
effective is as a number 1 option and clearly everyone on the team has deferred
to him or just doesn’t have the ability to put the rock in the ocean.

Look for LBJ to have a monster game in Indy. The Pacers
defense is fierce, especially at home, but I think that their spirit has been
broken.

[gameodds]5/236663/43-349-192/us[/gameodds]

Outcome

Don’t expect this series to go back to South Beach. Lebron
James is a shark that can smell blood. For the Pacers to be effective,
everything has to be just right, for Miami to be effective, LBJ just has to
have the ball in his hands. The NBA pick is Pretty simple. Miami covers the spread and moves on
to the championships against Parker and Duncan.